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Python Developer Resume Samples (Also Entry-Level / Junior)

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What was that in the Monty Python’s Flying Circus series? Uh-oh! I don’t like SPAM!

Duh. Nobody likes SPAM. Especially your hiring manager, so don’t make your Python developer resume uncanny.  Follow this guide and write a resume that’s junk-free and lands you a job.

The guide will show you: 

  • A Python developer resume example better than 9 out of 10 other resumes.
  • How to write a Python programmer resume that will land you more interviews.
  • Tips and examples of how to put skills and achievements on a Python resume.
  • How to describe your experience on a resume for a Python developer to get any job you want.

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Sample Python Developer Resume

Charles K. Sorensen, MTA

Python Developer

3689 Parrish Avenue

Victoria, TX 77901

830-994-8344

charlesksorensen@gmail.com

linkedin.com/in/charlessorensen

Summary

Motivated PCPP1 and MTA-certified Python developer and professional scrum master with 6+ years of experience. Inclined to bring effectiveness to TechNo’s front-end development. Driven by passion and innovation, designed and introduced a new and IAC-award-worthy feature to the MailSent tool. Highly skilled in Python coding and scripting, Django framework, and communication.

Experience

Python Developer

PyMe, Victoria, TX

March 2015-present

  • Handled programming tasks for and maintained 7 internal websites with a high success rate (97%) in product update deployment.
  • Worked on high-impact projects, e.g., content aggregator and expense tracker, delivering solutions with lower than 20% code churn.
  • Developed a marketing lead MySQL database, collecting, categorizing, and filtering leads from various stakeholders, i.e., www, social media channels, or newsletters.
  • Led sprint planning meetings and divided tasks between a 15-person project team.
  • Tutored at three high schools every year, teaching young kids how to code in Python.

Key achievement: Designed a new feature for the company’s email marketing tool (MailSent) in 7 Active Days, contributing to the marketing department’s win in the IAC award competition in the Best Email Message Campaign category.

Data Scientist

PyMe, Victoria, TX

April 2012-February 2015

  • Automated and optimized collecting data using SQL, reaching over a 35% system’s response time boost.
  • Collaborated cross-departmentally on RPA to streamline issue management and migrate the current environments to the cloud, reducing the investment risk by 48%.

Education

2011 M.S. in Engineering

University of Texas, Austin, TX

Skills

  • Python, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, SQL
  • ORM libraries
  • Web frameworks: Django
  • MVC and MVT Architecture
  • Design skills
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Communication skills
  • Data visualization
  • Agile frameworks

Courses and Certificates

  • PCPP1 – Certified Professional in Python
  • MTA 98-381 – Microsoft Technical Associate
  • PSM II Assessment Certificate – Professional Scrum Master

Conferences

  • PyCon, every-year attendee since 2018
  • DjangoCon, 2020

Follow this guide to find the formula to writing a Python developer resume:

1. Set Up Your Python Developer Resume With Proper Formatting

You won’t go far with your line of code if you don’t follow the simple style rules. Underscores, lower case, brackets, and more. Keeping it organized and maintained, you set standards for any of your future projects.

Here’s the checklist you need to make your resume style work:

  • Whitespace. Necessary in Python. Crucial in your Python resume.
  • Keep 1’’ margins on your resume. If you struggle to make space for your achievements, lower the margins to half an inch, but no more.
  • Space-wise, make sure there’s enough line space from 1 to 1.15 between your writing.
  • Use a readable font in 12pt size. Courier didn’t make the best fonts for a resume list, but Calibri and Helvetica did.
  • Create a resume header that’s more specific than (‘Hello World!’). Add your name, address, and contact information to the resume. You can give the complete GitHub URL of your project, too.
  • Use a chronological resume format. Your experience and achievements will attract your employer’s attention. That’s your goal.
  • .py extension won’t work this time. Save your Python developer resume as a PDF or Word, depending on what the job ad says.
  • Name your resume and cover letter file the following way: Your Full Name_Job Title_Resume/Cover Letter_Date. Yep. No joke. More to come on writing a cover letter.
  • You think a two-page resume is a good idea? If you have more than ten years of experience, go for it. Either way, a one-page resume is always a safe bet.
  • As Python has its requirements—like a hashtag to start a comment—so do resumes. One of them is basic resume sections: contact information, resume summary or resume objective, work experience, education background, and skills section. Don’t you dare leave them out.

Keep your code and resume layout clean. Get rid of any elements that aren’t relevant to the job offer.

Do you wonder which resume format works best? Waste your time no more. See our guide:
Best Resume Formats

2. Make Your Work Experience Section Work

Recruiters don’t read resumes anymore. They scan them, and it takes only six to seven seconds to decide whether a candidate is a good fit or not.

Here’s the deal. 

You may already be familiar with resume parsers—most recruiters use Applicant Tracking Software to scan a resume. They track resume keywords among your accomplishments and skills. Be smarter. There’s a trick to it. 

Tailor your resume to the job description. It’s that simple. 

Now to the prod environment:

Python Developer Resume Sample: Work Experience

RIGHT

Python Developer

PyMe, Victoria, TX

March 2015-present

  • Handled programming tasks for and maintained 7 internal websites with a high success rate (97%) in product update deployment.
  • Worked on high-impact python projects, e.g., content aggregator and expense tracker, delivering solutions with lower than 20% code churn.
  • Developed a marketing lead MySQL database, collecting, categorizing, and filtering leads from various stakeholders, i.e., WWW, social media channels, or newsletters.
  • Led sprint planning meetings and divided tasks between a 15-person project team.
  • Tutored at three high schools every year, teaching young kids how to code in Python.

Key achievement: Designed a new feature for the company’s email marketing tool (MailSent) in 7 Active Days, contributing to the marketing department’s win in the IAC award competition in the Best Email Message Campaign category.

WRONG

PyMe, 2015-present

  • I was responsible for managing our internal websites for the marketing department.
  • Debugged codes for content aggregator or expense tracker projects.
  • Coordinated internal sprint meetings.
  • Created a MySQL database for the marketing team.
  • Volunteered as a coding teacher.

Just look at the first sample. It can’t be any better. Action verbs (designed, led, developed), numbers (4 internal websites, 20% code churn, 15-person project team), and the visible impact (contributing to the marketing department’s win) are crucial for landing the job.

If Charles was writing a junior Python developer resume, he should follow the examples below:

Entry-Level Python Developer Resume Sample: Work Experience

RIGHT

Python Developer Intern

PyMe, Victoria, TX

1/2015-6/2015

  • Ensured smooth communication between the development team and the client, focusing on a correct transition of the requirements and specifications.
  • Conducted testing every 2 weeks; created testing documentation and actively reported bugs affecting software performance.

Key achievement:

  • Independently optimized an aging code and deployed a new source code, reducing the client’s page startup time by 37%.
WRONG

Intern

PyMe

2015-2015

  • Helped the development team communicate with the client.
  • Conducted testing and made testing documentation.
  • Responsible for writing a fresh new code for the client.

When you’re starting your career, your resume doesn’t get to list any experience. And your hiring manager won’t expect that. Instead, they need to see you’re engaged and that you don’t hide your head in the sand when faced with a challenge. Show that through internships, volunteering, or school projects. They all count as relevant experience.

To do that well, use power bullets and quantifiers. And don’t forget to highlight key accomplishments in your resume. Even though you’re an entry-level candidate, you for sure have at least one, too. 

Oh, and do your hiring manager a favor and specify what kind of internship you did. Intern and writing a fresh new code could mean anything. 

Here’s even more information on the work experience section:
How And What To Write In Your Work Experience

Creating a resume with our builder is incredibly simple. Follow our step-by-step guide and use content from Certified Professional Resume Writers to have a resume ready in minutes.

When you’re done, our easy resume builder will score your resume and our resume checker will tell you exactly how to make it better.

3. List the Highest Degree You Completed

Right after the work experience section, list your degree. That’s the easiest way to do it:

Show the highest level of education as if you were bragging about a level 3 in the programmer competency matrix. But—

Maybe you’ve just graduated. You, too, don’t act in stealth mode. Boast about graduating with Latin honors or making the Dean’s List in your resume. You should list your GPA score if it has the potential to crush your competition.

See how it works:

Python Developer Resume Sample: Education

RIGHT

2011 M.S. in Engineering

University of Texas, Austin, TX

If you’ve put hours and effort into getting a relevant degree, there’s no place for an error alert saying you’ve missed this section. Mention the year of your graduation and go straight to your degree.

Junior Python Developer Resume Sample: Education

RIGHT

B.S. in Computer Science

University of Texas, Austin, TX

Relevant coursework: Data Structures, Computer Organization & Architecture, Principles of Computer Systems, Algorithms & Complexity

Expected graduation date 2014

Austin High School, Austin, TX

Graduated in 2010

GPA 3.9

There’s nothing wrong with listing an unfinished college or university degree in your resume. It’s the coursework that adds up to the relevancy of your application. A high GPA looks great, and because you’re still in school, it’s a great choice to include high school on your resume. Keep up the good work!

To all overachievers! Make sure your hiring manager knows you’re one. See our guide:
How To Put Education On A Resume

4. Add Your Python Skills on Your Resume and More

Don’t take your chances with feeling adventurous in your skills section.

It’s one more opportunity to give your hiring manager solid reasons to hire you.

See which Python developer skills look impressive on a resume:

Python Developer Skills for a Resume

Hey! Don’t copy and paste that.

First, you don’t have so much space. 

Second, read through the job description and pick up the skills your hiring manager asks for.

Let’s say they need a Python developer to integrate the front-end into the back-end, write and debug codes, and be a team player.

With such requirements, your list of matched skills should look like this:

Sample List of Skills for a Python Developer Resume

RIGHT
  • Practical knowledge of front-end technologies (JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3)
  • Fluent at scripting (Python and JavaScript) and object-oriented programming language (Java and Python)
  • Expertise in web frameworks: Django
  • Debugging and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and active listening skills
  • Collaborative and participatory style of working

You came. You saw. You conquered. 

You’re familiar with front-end technologies, and you know your way around coding in Python. Plus, you responded to the teamwork need. 

Your hiring manager should find evidence of your skillset from all over your resume. Both the employment and skills sections are a perfect place to use keywords from the job ad. Go back and rewrite if you need to.

Sample List of Skills for an Entry-Level Python Developer Resume 

RIGHT
  • Understanding of front-end technologies (JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3)
  • Familiarity with programming languages (Go and C+++)
  • Coding and scripting skills in Python
  • Effective communication skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Interpersonal and teamwork skills

For an entry-level application, this is how you do it. But—

Don’t stop here either. Treat this list as one more chance to make friends with the ATS and recruiters. Focus, though, on using the S.T.A.R. bullet points to prove your programming language skills on your resume.

No relevant skills? Don’t panic. Read this guide to ease your nerves:
99 Skills For Your Resume

Insights from 11 million resumes crafted with our builder show that:

  • On average, the typical resume for a Python Developer includes 5.1 skills.
  • Skills such as process automation, Python, code writing, and Django framework are top choices for Python Developers.
  • The average resume length for Python Developers is 2.2 pages.

5. Think of Other Ways to Impress in the Additional Sections

And you’re thinking, “Other ways? Oh, come on. Give me a break.”

Go big or go home. (And watch Netflix.)

By the way, did you know that Netflix uses Python in data analysis? What do you think will make your resume Netflix-ready?

  1. Courses and Certifications

There’s plenty of them online. It’s a win-win if the course boosts your performance and comes from an accredited institution. Work on your data science skills and add relevant certifications to your resume.

  1. Conferences

In technology, conferences help you make connections and gain unique knowledge. Practice it and move ahead of your competitors. 

  1. Volunteering and Tutoring

You don’t have to be Muhammad Hamsa Shahzad or Isabel Sieh to be good at coding. You can still do a world of good and help other students understand it, too. Volunteer work looks amazing on an every-level resume.

  1. Hobbies & Interests

Don’t act surprised. You shouldn’t skip listing hobbies or interests in your resume. That’s what makes you exciting and relevant. Try to figure out how your hobbies and interests can play to your advantage. Do you read sci-fi, build smart models in your garage, or solve the Rubik’s cube while measuring time with a timer? 

Your resume also welcomes programming projects you’re too afraid to add.

See some examples:

Python Programmer Resume Sample: Additional Sections

RIGHT

Courses and Certificates

  • PCPP1 – Certified Professional in Python
  • MTA 98-381 – Microsoft Technical Associate
  • PSM II Assessment Certificate – Professional Scrum Master

Conferences

  • PyCon, every-year attendee since 2018
  • DjangoCon, 2020

Three times yes! You’re interested and for sure know your stuff. Feel free to add it at the very top of your resume in your resume summary. These are worth it.

Junior Python Developer Resume Sample: Additional Sections

RIGHT

Tutoring

  • Part of a university tutoring program for students having a hard time understanding Algebra. 
  • Had 1-hour tutoring sessions with 2 students every week throughout the entire semester.
  • Took part in the tutoring program each semester.

Hobbies & Interests

  • Following news on high technology.
  • Playing with my Rasberry Pi 4.

Real cool! You must be having great fun with the Raspberry Pi, and your Python skills are getting better and better. Your hiring manager will notice your efforts.

All you need for an ideal resume. Find it here:
8 Easy Steps To The Perfect Resume

6. Choose Between Python Developer Resume Summary and Objective

You’re almost there. There are a few things left for you to do.

Decide whether you’ll start your resume with a summary or an objective. 

How to know which is the right one for you?

The resume summary is a four or five-line paragraph at the top of your resume where you sum up your relevant experience, skills, and achievements. It’s a perfect place for stuffing with resume keywords.

In theory, a resume summary looks like this:

[Adjective(s)/strong character trait(s)][your job title][your experience]. Eager to support/help/assist/etc. [company name][what you want to help the employer achieve and how you want to do it]. [your key achievement(s)].

Now that you have an entire page of your accomplishments and skills, you can choose the most relevant to the job offer and put them in your summary

The job offer is your Holy Grail. You never stop referring to it in your resume.

See how Charles did it:

Python Developer Resume Summary Sample

RIGHT
Motivated PCPP1 and MTA-certified Python developer and professional scrum master with 6+ years of experience. Inclined to bring effectiveness to TechNo’s front-end development. Driven by passion and innovation, designed and introduced a new and IAC-award-worthy feature to the MailSent tool. Highly skilled in Python coding and scripting, Django framework, and has excellent communication skills.

Strong adjectives and achievements? Check. Job title and experience? Check. Knows what to achieve, how, and for whom? Check. Check. Check! 

That’s exactly how you make your hiring manager read on and wish you did those things in their company.

WRONG

Python developer and scrum master with 6+ years of experience. Pursuing an opportunity at TechNo in front-end development. Passionate about coding and scripting in Python. Knows web development frameworks and easily communicates with stakeholders.

Why is this wrong? It’s dull, and there are thousands of candidates passionate about coding and scripting in Python. Be specific and mention what you can do. You also didn’t say what you offer to the company, did you?

Now—

The resume objective is a way better choice for entry-level or career-change resumes. They focus on skills and character traits more than experience. You also need to use the keywords from the job description to make it work.

Your resume objective should include:

[Your strong trait(s)][position to which you’re applying for]. Seeking to support/gain/etc. [your offer][company name]. [2-3 skills].

Let’s go straight to examples:

Entry-Level Python Developer Resume Objective Sample

RIGHT

High-tech lover and Computer Science graduate-to-be seeking growth opportunity at TechNo as an entry-level Python developer. At PyME, optimized an aging code by myself, reducing the client’s page startup time by 37%. Engaged Algebra tutor to fellow students with sharp analytical and effective communication skills.

WRONG

High-tech lover seeking job opportunity as Entry-Level Python Developer at TechNo. I’m eager to learn Python and use it in practice. Engaged in teaching other students Algebra.

If you have any accomplishments, e.g., from your internships, college, or university, this is where they belong. They’ll make you stand out. Period.

And don’t be afraid to use strong adjectives. You may be young, but it doesn’t mean you can’t already be great at doing things.

Considering alternatives to the resume summary and objective? Here it is:
Make A Good First Impression With Your Resume Headline

7. Grab Your Hiring Manager’s Attention With Your Cover Letter

Hol’up! Aren’t cover letters dead?

Heck no.

There are dead codes, but cover letters are doing well in the land of the living. They’re the ones that get you upfront in the job hunt.

Start the same way as with your resume. 

Save yourself the trouble of finding a professional cover letter design. Use the same cover letter layout as you did for your resume. Your application will look professional when you stay consistent throughout. 

The layout includes:

When you’re done with the specs, move on to the cover letter outline. From top to bottom, this is how you should structure your cover letter:

  1. Header with your contact details. Get rid of that @supercool.com email address.
  2. Date and place of your writing the cover letter.
  3. Cover letter addressee’s details and salutation. (Warning: You’ll need to do one more research as “To Whom It May Concern” in a cover letter can cost you a job.)
  4. Cover letter introduction—the so-called “hook.”
  5. Cover letter middle—make an offer and describe your qualifications relevant to the job. (You should know your job offer by heart by now.)
  6. Call-to-Action paragraph restating your enthusiasm and asking the hiring manager to contact you.
  7. Cover letter closing paragraph and sign-off.

Again, like your resume, your cover letter should be one page long. Cover letter paragraphs should be concise and to the point. It’s the message density, not length. 

Read more about writing a job-winning cover letter here:
35+ Tips & Tricks For Writing Successful Cover Letters

Wait a second. I see some code running on the page.

if success:

Send()

else:

MakeCoffeeAndStartWriting()

Oh, you made it! You can now send your application or get down to serious work. But—

Before you do that, check your online presence. Your LinkedIn is virtually your online resume. If the ATS and LinkedIn are integrated, the ATS will take a deep look into it. Don’t risk it, and be the first to make a move. Match your LinkedIn profile with the job ad.

Plus, a great cover letter that matches your resume will give you an advantage over other candidates. You can write it in our cover letter builder here. Here's what it may look like:

See more cover letter templates and start writing.

Key Takeaways

Let’s recap:

  • The visual aspect of your resume is as important as its content.
  • Fill up your resume to the top edge with your accomplishments using S.T.A.R. power bullets and action verbs.
  • Match your resume to the job offer in every section possible. That includes your LinkedIn profile, too.
  • Both hard and soft skills are valuable.
  • Strengthen your resume with additional sections like certificates or volunteering.
  • Don’t forget about the resume summary or objective and make it unforgettable.
  • Use your cover letter to sign the deal.

(‘Goodbye World!’)

Thank you so much for reading my guide!

Is there anything you find difficult in the resume or cover letter writing? What do you struggle with the most?

Let me know in the comments, and hop onto the discussion!

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